SIX SHOTS OF LIFE
There’s negativity all around but we will focus on the positivity. Our editor picks shots of life that bring a smile
BIG B GIVES MIGRANTS A RIDE BACK HOME
Amitabh Bachchan sponsored 10 buses for 300 of Mumbai’s migrants, in association with the city’s Mahim and Haji Ali dargahs. The actor made provisions for water, food and snacks for the migrants. Such sweet gestures are applauded!
GIANT MEMORIAL
As the world pays tribute to Covid-19’s frontline responders, artist Jorge Rodriguez Gerada has painted a 20,000 sq ft mural of Dr Y del fonso Decoo (70), in New York, USA, to honour immigrant healthcare workers who lost their lives. Deco died of Covid-19 complications while serving his patients.
GRANNY’S MOVES SHAKE UP THE INTERNET
Ruth Rudd, an 88-year-old grandmother from Kidderminster, England, is TikTok’s latest dancing sensation. Her energetic performance and groovy moves outside her house, captured by her granddaughters, got nearly 30 million views. She plans on making more videos and doesn’t mind people laughing at her dancing. Lockdown is all about hidden talents being showcased and young kids (oops, old ones too!) getting viral!
MIZO TRAIN PASSENGERS WIN HEARTS
Mizoram’s Chief Minister Zoramthanga recently shared a video on Twitter that captures the human spirit. In the video, good samaritans from Mizoram are seen tossing food packets along the railway track for floodhit persons in Assam. The video, uploaded by Emanuel Ralte, is winning hearts on the internet. The CM shared it with a biblical quote, “Owe no man anything, but to love one another”!